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Networking, Resource Acquisition, and the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An Empirical Study of Three Major Cities in China

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Baoshan Ge (Jilin University, China)
Robert D. Hisrich (Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA)
Baobao Dong (Jilin University, China)
Abstract

Previously, resource-based view (RBV) research has focused on the characteristics of resources, paying less attention to the relationship between resource acquisition and the acquisition method. In addition, entrepreneurship research has focused a lot on the firm’s entrepreneurial network to explain performance. This network is critical not only to resource acquisition but also to overall firm performance. The results of a study of small and medium-sized firms in three major Chinese cities support these notions. The results differ when dividing the sample into two groups (young vs. old).

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Volume (Year): 7 (2009)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 221-239
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Keywords: resource acquisition; networking; performance; SMEs; entrepreneurship;

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